Lazarus store columbus update#

Oh how I wish they would do the Columbus downtown like that again, it was just MAGICAL that Lazarus had such insight and was not afraid to do such wonderful things that will be etched in so many Ohioians lives. I too remember Santaland, and Mr Tree, Christmas will NEVER be as special as going into downtown Lazarus during my childhood, I still remember my daddy allowing me to ask to see each wooden finger puppet, made in Germany, then surprising me for Christmas! I still have it!!! I'm now 45 the thread that held his(little donkey)legs has given to the years of rough playing as a 4 year old would give such a toy trying to hone their skill at just trying to only wag it's little tail. One of the most impressive sights I witnesed was a fire alarm that emptied the building of all associates.over 1000 - 1500? Anyway I was there until mid 1985 and very proud to put on a suit and be an 'executive' of F&R Lazarus! Reply Delete And there was a hot dog counter on the 4th floor before the cash office and coat check. Merchants, accounts payable, receiving, cash office, executive offices (5th floor), buyers offices usually off the sales floor of their departments, department managers, security, human resources, etc. *Numerous support offices throughout the entire store. *The 7th floor housed the computer information systems, MIS (not accessable to the public) *Associate cafeteria on 2nd floor served made to order breakfasts (as did the associate cafeteria in BSB 1)and lunch too. * A pair of elevators for assiciate use only off the sales floor out of customer view. *There were two apparel merchandise receiving areas in the main store and one in BSB 1 on Whittier. *A tunnel ran under Front street from the annex to the main building.

What the public in general did not know: *There was a stock area in the annex 2nd (or 3rd floor, I can't recall) that still had the wood basketball floor and hoops from the old coliseum. The sales floor was in the annex and my office was on the 6th floor because the annex was soon to be closed. I was hired out of college as an assistant buyer, Sporting Goods, spring 1981. The holiday shops were also located oin the sixth floor for a number of years. he Assembly Center was home to many attractions including an annual baby animal farm each Spring and many flower shows. The sixth floor was also home to the store's auditorium known as the Assembly Center. The Chintz Room shared its kitchen with The Buckeye Room - which featured fast dining from a limited menu. The fifth floor was also the home of the stores large guest lounge meeting room - it was the exterior entrance to the store's Chintz Room - which was the store's most elegant restaurant. It was a virtual reproduction of Colonial Williamsburg's Raleigh Tavern. The first floor was the home of The Colonial Room - not the fifth floor as you have listed. West contained Women's budget store the East Basement contained the Men's/Children's Budget store. There were two basements - West and East. Missing restaurant was called The Rose Fountain.

The Front Street Level was the lowest level of the main store. First Floor Men’s Slacks and Sportcoats.Lazarus Basement Budget Store (Men's & Children's Store).Lazarus Basement Budget Store (Women's Store).

Lazarus store columbus update#

UPDATE 6.5.20 Kroger announces plans for an “exit strategy' >READ Columbus Dispatch While Kroger initially indicated plans for a mixed-use development on the site, no timeline has been presented. The Former Lazarus Kingsdale (later Macy’s) has been vacant for five years, since The Kroger Co. Designed using the same glazed multi-colored blue bricks as the Lazarus Eastland and Northland stores, these materials were selected “not only for their handsome color and sparkle, but for their durability and quality of never needing cleaning.” The design was influenced by Raymond Loewy, considered the father of industrial design, who had a decades-long working relationship with Robert Lazarus. The entrance is emphasized by three ground-to-roof bays of pebble-embedded rock defined by New Formalism style white pilasters and arches. This structure is a good example of the suburban Lazarus store design of the mid-20th century. The Lazarus Department Store was founded in downtown Columbus in 1851.